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~......... ok at this point i am ready to believe.  .........~
«~........ it would be so easy to let go and start  ........~«
/«~....... to take in water. the boat would be      .......~«/
$/«~...... submerged in minutes, a small list at    ......~«/$
§$/«~..... first but once enough sea has poured     .....~«/$§
#§$/«~.... in, it would be quick. the boat on its   ....~«/$§#
@#§$/«~... way to the bottom. rope and bins         ...~«/$§#@
#@#§$/«~.. floating.                                ..~«/$§#@#
##@#§$/«~.                                          .~«/$§#@##
#@#§$/«~.. anyway - i'm fairly certain that the     ..~«/$§#@#
@#§$/«~... spots move. they're insects or           ...~«/$§#@
#§$/«~.... something. when i'm not looking, they    ....~«/$§#
§$/«~..... shift, they crawl, they grow and         .....~«/$§
$/«~...... shrink. they congregate                  ......~«/$
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«~........ (i'm thinking, i should get a tattoo     ........~«
~......... gun, draw circles around them. to show   .........~
.......... that they do indeed migrate across the   ..........
.......... skin. (or, the circles would trap them,  ..........
.......... like salt))                              ..........
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